CVE-2016-8805 For the NVIDIA Quadro, NVS, and GeForce products, NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver R340 before 342.00 and R375 before 375.63 contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler f...
HighCVSS 7.8
EPSS 1.5%
PoC
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- Proof-of-concept only
Description
For the NVIDIA Quadro, NVS, and GeForce products, NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver R340 before 342.00 and R375 before 375.63 contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgDdiEscape ID 0x7000014 where a value passed from an user to the driver is used without validation as the index to an internal array, leading to denial of service or potential escalation of privileges.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA gpu driver | >= 340, < 342.00 | 342.00 |
| NVIDIA gpu driver | >= 375, < 375.63 | 375.63 |
References
- nvidia.custhelp.com patch vendor-advisory
- 94001 third-party-advisory vdb-entry
- support.lenovo.com third-party-advisory
- 40667 exploit third-party-advisory vdb-entry